Teenage full-back Kevin McHattie has also indicated he will take a drop in salary, while manager Gary Locke is confident that Jamie Hamill will become the third senior player to consent to a pay cut.

"We are nearly there but we meeting tomorrow to finalise things," Locke told the club website.

"It's not the sort of thing a snap decision can be made on but the signs are encouraging."

Jackson repeated that two senior players and two from the youth team are set to lose their jobs and indicated that one other senior player was in danger of being made redundant if he did not agree to a salary reduction.

One of the players expected to be cut adrift is captain Marius Zaliukas, who is only under contract until August.

Locke's team will start next season in the top flight with a 15-point deduction.